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NEWAYGO, MICHIGAN-CITY OF

Judicial · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 27497

$20K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1990-0217
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

SMALL MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WITH LONG-TERM, MULTIPLE NPDES AND UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE VIOLATIONS (PRIMARILY BOD & TSS) INTO THE MUSKEGON RIVER, RESULTING FROM OBSOLETE FACILITY. CONSENT DECREE INCLUDED SMALL CIVIL PENALTY, INTERIM AND FINAL EFFLUENT STANDARDS, AND COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SECONDARY WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT FACILITIES. - NEWAYGO HAS COMMITTED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1311. NEWAYGO HAS VIOLATED THE EFFLUENT LIMITS IN TIS NATIONAL POLLUTANAT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT(NPDES). - NEWAYGO FAILS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS TO ACHIEVE ITS FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) AND TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS). NEWAYGO HAS ALSO FAILED TO CONSTRUCT NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES TO MEET FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS BY THE JULY 1, 1988, STATUTORY DEADLINE. - THIS CASE IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL POLICY REQUIRED THAT ALL MUNICPALITIES FAILING TO MEET THE JULY 1, 1988 DEADLINE, BE PLACED ON A JUDICIALLY ENFORCEABLE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE.

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